BUZ National Championship
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| Organising body | Basketball Union of Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| Country | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe |
| Number of teams | 8 (men's) 8 (women's) |
| Current champions | Men's: Basket Hounds (2nd title) (2025) Women's: UZ Sparks (Defending Champions) (2024) |
| Most championships | Men's: JBC (6 titles) |
The BUZ National Championship is the national championship for men's and women's basketball teams in Zimbabwe. It is organised by the Basketball Union of Zimbabwe (BUZ), and is typically held in May or June. In the current format, both tournaments exists of eight teams each. The current record-holders for men's team is JBC, who have won six championships.
The winners are eligible to play in the Road to BAL, the qualification rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
Current teams
[edit | edit source]Men's teams
[edit | edit source]- JBC
- Arcadia Bucs
- Legends
- Warriors
- Foxes
- Southern Mavericks
- Leopards Academy
- Harare City Hornets
- Florida mambas
Women's teams
[edit | edit source]- UZ Sparks
- Harare City Hornets
- MSU Hawks
- JBC
- Vixens
- Lakers Mzansi
- Bunnies
- NUST Phoenix
Men's champions
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- 2004: Highdon Raiders
- 2005:
- 2006:
- 2007:
- 2008: JBC[1]
- 2009: JBC[1]
- 2010: JBC[1]
- 2011:
- 2012: Cameo
- 2013: Cameo[2]
- 2014:
- 2015: JBC[3]
- 2016: JBC[4]
- 2017:
- 2018: Harare City Hornets[5]
- 2019: Mercenaries[5]
- 2020: Cancelled
- 2021: Cancelled
- 2022: Foxes[6]
- 2023: JBC
- 2024: Basket Hounds[7]
- 2025: Basket Hounds[8]
Titles by team
[edit | edit source]| Team | Titles | Year(s) won |
|---|---|---|
| JBC | 6 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2023 |
| Cameo | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
| Highdon Raiders | 1 | 2004 |
| Harare City Hornets | 1 | 2018 |
| Mercenaries | 1 | 2019 |
| Foxes | 1 | 2022 |
| Basket Hounds | 1 | 2024 |
Men's finals
[edit | edit source]| Year | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Host city |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Cameo | 48-47 | Mercenaries | Richwood Park |
| 2013 | Cameo | Bulawayo | ||
| 2014 | Gweru | |||
| 2015 | JBC | 49-39 | Cameo | Mutare (Mutare Boys High) |
| 2016 | JBC | |||
| 2019 | Mercenaries | 75-60 | Foxes | |
| 2022 | Foxes | 67-52 | Mercenaries | Harare (Khanysile Sports Centre) |
| 2023 | JBC | 68-66 | Harare | |
| 2024 | Basket Hounds | 83–64 | JBC | Gweru |
| 2025 | Basket Hounds | 85–52 | Mbare Bulls | Mutare |
Women's champions
[edit | edit source]- 2008: JBC[9]
- 2016: Mavericks[4]
- 2019: Harare City Hornets
- 2022: Vixens[6]
- 2023: UZ Sparks
- 2024: UZ Sparks
References
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